noun 1. the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence: the amazing tenacity of rumors. 2. the quality of retaining something: the tenacity of memory. 3. the quality or property of holding together firmly: testing the tenacity of the old book’s binding.

noun, plural tenacula [tuh-nak-yuh-luh] /təˈnæk yə lə/ (Show IPA) 1. Surgery. a small sharp-pointed hook set in a handle, used for seizing and picking up parts in operations and dissections. 2. Entomology. a clasplike appendage on the abdomen of a springtail, which holds the springing device in place. noun (pl) -la (-lə) 1. a surgical […]

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